Reported Speech
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Retelling what someone said, and how tenses shift back.
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1. “I am tired,” she said. → She said ___ tired.
2. “I will call you,” he said. → He said ___ call me.
3. “I have finished,” she said. → She said ___ finished.
4. “I can swim,” he said. → He said ___ swim.
5. “I am going to Paris,” she said. → She said ___ going to Paris.
6. “Where do you live?” she asked. → She asked ___ I lived.
7. “I saw him yesterday,” she said. → She said ___ seen him the day before.
8. “Do you like coffee?” he asked. → He asked ___ I liked coffee.
9. “I must leave now,” she said. → She said ___ leave then.
10. “This is my book,” he said. → He said ___ was his book.
Answer key — Reported Speech (C1)
- B — she was. Present simple → past simple in reported speech: is → was.
- B — he would. will → would in reported speech.
- B — she had. have finished → had finished in reported speech.
- B — he could. can → could in reported speech.
- B — she was. am/is going → was going in reported speech.
- B — where. Reported questions keep the question word — no that.
- B — she had. Past simple → past perfect in reported speech: saw → had seen.
- B — if. Yes/no reported questions use if or whether.
- B — she had to. must → had to in reported speech (obligation).
- B — that. This typically becomes that in reported speech.
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